WHEREAS Complaint hath this Day been made before the under-
signed, [One] of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for
the [County] of
by the [Churchwardens and Over-
seers of the Poor, or Surveyors of the Highways] of the Parish of
in the said [County], that you, being a Person
duly rated and assessed to [the Relief of the Poor, or the Main-
tenance of the Highways] of the said Parish, in and by a Rate
made on the

of

Day of

1849, in the Sum hath not paid the same or any Part thereof, but hath refused so to do: These are therefore to command you, in Her Majesty's Name, to be and appear on o'Clock in the Forenoon, at

at before such Two or more

Justices of the Peace for the said [County] as may then be there, to show Cause why you have not paid and refuse to pay the same, otherwise you shall be proceeded against by Default as if you had appeared, and be dealt with according to Law.

Given under my Hand and Seal, this

in the Year of our Lord

aforesaid

at

Day of

in the [County

E.F

Take notice, fut you be lady iscurred the under mentioned

Costs : WIL

(Sec. 121.)

Matter of the said Complaint, and it being now duly proved to us
upon Oath [in the Presence and Hearing of the said A.B.], that
an Assessment for the [Relief of the Poor, or the Maintenance of
the Highways] of the said Parish of
and for other

Purposes chargeable thereon according to Law, dated the
was duly made, allowed, and published, and that the said A. B. is
therein and thereby assessed at the Sum of
afore-
said,* and that the said Sum hath been duly demanded of the said
A.B., but that he hath not paid, and hath refused and still refuses
to pay the same;
and the said A.B. now not showing to us any
sufficient Cause for not paying the same, These are therefore to
command you, in Her Majesty's Name, forthwith to make Distress
of the Goods and Chattels of the said A.B.; and if within the
Space of [Five] Days after the making of such Distress the said
Sum, and the Sum of
for the Costs incurred by the
said [Churchwardens and Overseers, or Surveyors] in obtaining
this Warrant, together with the reasonable Charges of taking and
keeping the said Distress, shall not be paid, that then you do sell
the said Goods and Chattels so by you distrained, and out of the
Money arising by such Sale you retain the said Sums of

and
rendering the Overplus, on Demand, to the said
A.B., the reasonable Charges of taking, keeping, and selling the
said Distress being first deducted; and if no such Distress can be
found that then you certify the same unto us, to the end that such
further Proceedings may be had herein as to the Law doth appertain.
Given under our our Hands and Seals, this

in the Year of our Lord

[County] aforesaid.

at

Day of

in the

E.F.

G.H.

* "And that a certain other Assessment for the Relief," &c. to the Asterisk, if there be Arrears.

(C. 2.)

Warrant of Distress against several Ratepayers.

Warrant of Distress against several Rate-payers.

To the Overseers of the Poor or the Surveyors of the Highways of

the Parish of

to the Constable of

in the said [County].

WHEREAS on

last past a Complaint was made before

E. F., One of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the

[County] of

by the [Churchwardens and Overseers of

at

the Poor, or the Surveyors of the Highways] of the Parish of
in the said [County], that the several Persons whose Names are
mentioned and set forth in the Schedule hereunder written, being
Persons duly rated and assessed to [the Relief of the Poor, or
Maintenance of the Highways] of the said Parish, in and by the
Rates in the Schedule in that Complaint and in this Warrant un-
derwritten, in certain Sums set down opposite to their respective
Names in the said Schedule, had not respectively paid the said
Sums or any Part thereof, but had respectively refused so to do;
and now at this Day, to wit, on
the said
[Churchwardens and Overseers, or Surveyors] by C.D., One of the
said Overseers, or Surveyors, and A. B., I. K., and L. M., some
of the said Parties in the said Schedule mentioned, appear before us,
the undersigned, Two of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and
for the said [County]; but the said N.P., although duly called,
doth not appear by himself, his Counsel or Attorney, and it is now
satisfactorily proved to us on Oath that the said N. P. has been
duly served with the Summons in this Behalf, which required him
to be and appear here at this Day before such Two or more Jus-
tices of the Peace as should now be here to answer the said Com-
plaint, and to be further dealt with according to Law; and now
having heard the Matter of the said Complaint against the said
several Parties, and it being now duly proved to us upon Oath, in
the Presence of the Parties so appearing as aforesaid, that an
Assessment for [the Relief of the Poor] of the said Parish of
and for other Purposes chargeable therein according to Law, dated
the
was duly made, allowed, and published, and that
the said several Persons whose Names are mentioned and set out
in the Schedule hereunder written are therein and thereby as-
sessed at the Sums set down opposite to their respective Names in
the said Schedule, and that the said several Sums have been duly
demanded of them respectively, but they have not nor hath any of
of them paid the said Sums or any of them, or any Part thereof
respectively, but they have refused and still do refuse to pay the
same respectively, and have not, nor hath any of them, showed to us
sufficient Cause for not paying the same; These are therefore to
command you, in Her Majesty's Name, forthwith to make Distress
of the Goods and Chattels of the several Persons whose Names are
mentioned and set out in the Schedule hereunder written; and if
within the Space of Five Days after the making of such Distresses
respectively the said several Sums set opposite to their respective
Names at which they were so rated and assessed as aforesaid, and
the said several Sums for Costs incurred by the said [Church-
wardens and Overseers, or Surveyors] also set opposite to their
respective Names, together with the reasonable Charges of taking
and keeping the said Distress in each Case, shall not be paid, that

(Sec. 121.)

Warrant of

Distress.

(Sec. 121.)

Warrant of
Distress.

then do sell the Goods and Chattels of the Party so making
you
default so by you distrained, and out of the Money arising by such
Sales respectively you retain the Sums so set opposite to the Name
of each Party whose Goods you shall have so sold, rendering to
him the Overplus, the reasonable Charges of taking, keeping, and
selling the said Distress being first deducted; and if in any of the
Cases mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written no such Dis-
tress can be found, that then you certify the same unto us, to the
end that such further Proceedings may be had herein as to the
Law doth appertain.

Warrant of
Commitment

in default of
Distress.

Warrant of Commitment in default of Distress.

To the Overseers of the Poor [or the Surveyors of the Highways]

of the Parish of

and to the Constable of

in the [County] of

and to all other Peace

Officers in the said [County], and to the Keeper of the [House

of Correction] at

WHEREAS on

in the said [County]. last past a Complaint was made before E.F., Esquire, One of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said [County] of by the [Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor, or Surveyors of the Highways] of the Parish of in the said [County], that A.B., being a Person duly rated to the [Relief of the Poor, or Maintenance of